Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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